Rerolling bunch former



S. CLAUSEN REROLLING BUNCH FORMER Nov. 22, 1932.

Filed Jan'. 18, 1952 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTO gw m TTORNEY Nov. 22, 1932. s. CLAUSEN' REROLLING BUNCH FORMER Filed Jan. 18, 1932 2Sheets-Sheet 2 u .1. Fl P I 1-1-1-;11

lNVENT TORNEY Patented Nov. 22, 1932 i i V TED'Is-Q E srqimn craosnn ornnboknizn, n'nwgyonnnssmnon; r mmmwmomn ems monnrikrennncnronnnni npncauonmea'r nuarg 18,1932; Serial "no. 587,42

This invention relates to an improvement incigar making machlnes and inparticular to the bunch rolling mechanism of the same;

its main object beingito providefimproved -'5 means'for rollingthe'filler or charge of a cigar bunch back and forth in diflerentpo'si-i tions' aboutits periphery during the early portion of therolling operation before much; of'the binder is rolled around'tliecharge,

thereby gaining the advantage that the major portion ofaone-piecebinder, or the second part of a two-piece binder, is left completely,

undisturbed while the high spots and flat portions in the filler aresoftened and distributed, the binder as a whole'being com pletely rolledaround the charge'only'after,

the latter has been rolledand re-rolled" a number of times, therebyinsuring a softand perfectly round bunch-upon the completion of therolling operation. l with this and other objects not specificallymentioned in view, the invention (5911815138 111 certain construction'shereinafter fullyv escribed and then specifically set forth in} theclaims. j The bunch rolling'in a" cigar making-ma chine'is performed onarolling table by a chianti belt which'is actuated by albight formingroller or rollingpin. The binder. is

' laid on thechianti belt near the forwardend of the same; which extendsacross the'rolling table when the bi ght forming roller is? in its 3IBarm or starting osition: Thef fillercharge isplaced in .9 100]) formedin the rear end of the chinatibelt, between-"the. rolling table and thebight formingroller." As vthe latter movesforward acrossjthe rollingtable,

the charge is firstrolled by itself-inthe chianti belt and is thenrolled into the binder which is held flat on=the rolling apron by 7means of suction provided of the cigar machine; I I V In theaccompanying idrawingsz by a suction fan Fig. 2 is-a side elevation ofthe sa rolling mechanism;

ri is another plan new in enlarged Fig. 1 is an end elevation of theimproved ":45 cigar bunch rolling mechanism;

scale showing diagrammatically the forward} and-reverse motion of therolling-pin; and Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation, partly in: I Wingthe constituent parts ofthebunchrolling mechanism.

cross-section, sh

bight forming roller or rolling pinsupportverse or backwardmovements-during .itsadi ed by a slide,wand means connected to the slideto advance the bightforming roller 7 v across therolling table,said'meansbeing constructed to give the bight forming roller jreavanceoiacross the table tomanipulateythe bunch, pIn thepreferredformfofeconstruce tion, said meansincludes a rock leverQcon-f vnected'to the slide, a cam lever connected to said rock leverjandprovided with a cam roll- 1 er, and a cam having a ;cam track inwhich v said cam roller is disposed, the cam track be: ing shaped tocausereverse movements ofthe bight'formingroller during the} early 'por-V tion of its advance across. the rollingv table to rnanipulatethe,bunchbefore the" binder is completelyrolled about the same Thesevarious-means and parts may be widely varied in construction within thescope of the claims for the: particular device selected to" i'll'use Vtrate the invention 1 is but one, of many pos- 1 sible concreteenibodirnents ofthesame; The invention, therefore-,j is motto be'restricted to [the specific. construction shown v and [decigar bunchrolling mechanism-consists of} a rolling table. lQfsupported by apedestal 1 1.

which is mounted on the main'frame'12ofthe i cigar machine. oOneendi ofthe chianti-belt l 13 1s fastenedto the rolling table 'lO by means of'abar ll while'the' otherendis clamped to a tension roller 15 of wellknown constructionequipped with tightener chain 16 which isoperatedjfromthe main drive of the cigar machine. The chianti belt, 13rests on'abight 95 ment of which ,actuates thesarne'; Bight y 1 a 1 a; l1 forming roller 17 is mou'nted in aLbrac'ket-"IS & Fig.3 is a plan'viewof-the improved bunch i i forming roller or rolling pin 17; the;movefastened to' a slide, 19 supported by? guide receives reciprocatingmotion from 1 a rock 5 Incarrying the invention-into efiect there isprovided a rolling tableyaj chianti belt af 1e ver21i" connected to vslide '19 by ineans of-a QThe'binder'B v p g g I I Iwhich?extendslacross Sti erolling table l when the rolling'pinl? is inits rearmo'stor 1 link 22. T :Lever 21: ispivoted on shaft'23 and. I 1operated through a connecting rod 24 bya lever 25 mounted on a shaft 26on which is I x of the rolling operation and beforemuch; ,if any; ofithe-binder rolled about. the] filler; soth'at the major-portion ofthe'binder is: left undisturbed and the high spots andflat.portionsin-the; filler are softened-pand f7 5 monnted'a cam lever27 having a'cam 'ro-ller 28 g g Witha camtraek 29 oficarn 30 on e J haft3 1 driven fr'om the main drive of' the cigar machine. l c 7 V .7starting position, 'F-igs4 and 5; v:The binder B is held flatonthec-hi'anti belt 13'by means gof suction provided bya 'snction fan :32

"mounted on frame 12 and operated from the 9 niain drive of the Inachine'. The suction' passes, throngh a pipe :33 into channels 34;

- and 5, ofthe-rolli'ng table 10, and acts; onthe binderB' throughholes35fF ig. 3; f

r 5 w t which apron 13' isiprovided. rhs c arge n or filler,isplaced'jby a transfer arm, 5 not shown, into-a bight' m loop lsa forneld iby' the descent offthis arm in the rolling apron '1 3,*betWe'e:nthe rollingtable'10 and the r011 in'g-pin- 17 Whic'hat that timefis initsstart I ingpositiomas s'lmWn' in Fig; '53 7 When the ro-lliiig p inmoves toward therolling table 3: 10,' 'the loop'13a'closes and tightensaround-" 1 the filler -F-see position A in Fig. 5,Aand on its fi rtherforward inotio'ni aeross the roll-' i ring table 10,"the-1binder--Bro1lsaround"the. ifiller Fl and'tliereby-forms'ajcigar bunch (l 'Whi'ch'is delivered to a-transfer finger 36 at ,ih'a s 'been: the experience,lthatfthere; .Willbe r highjspots' andfiflat'portions; particnlarly'at 140 7 formthech'argeywhiehoften reslilt's i'n un satisfactory bunches;ToovercometliisfdifliZ 'cillt y' the rollingtpin lf 'in the present i nYe t i iven" i'n mb 1 I'rvrse mqvee I I t u i g h r y *pbr io bf t e r l1 1g, ,7 very-fl' farj 't'into the jbi'nder. T

f inovements 'ofthe pin 1 7 arejeffeetedjbye nip pi git he tam trackj29fwithi inumber o ide; "pressionsgitherebyiinpartingto thecam level V27 a rocking mopipns lThusQiI when"roller 28 v i travels from leverposition Lto'jLl in Fig. i 2,?ro11ing pin lff will move forward from Rto R1 iIi Fig. 4.5 *When'theIrol'ler 28 then i V r firstdepression,thepinl 17 is caused to move, r backward-from; R1 fto R2:Asithero11er'28 y tr'avels fnrther to L3 "at tl-i'e topofthe seconddepressionpthe' 17 moves forward again 't 'o' 'R3,' "and; so on, the-1positions L4, L 5, I36;

p the forward end oft-able 10; Rolling pin -17" i s'gnided a roll'er 37engaging-Wither track i38Efastened'tofrolling table 10.} i 1 3 In makincigar bunchesby Inachine,'-it

peration before ythe fillergihas ent re travels ffroni' El to L2 atthebottorn of the r 1,888,789-Q j laidlonthe chiantihelt fif I A v g Vidistrib' ited before 'theibinder is eompletely These reverseforwardlo-nly, there. heing no niore thumps inthe cam: track 29; ;1 v

i It is most important rolled around the-samef as "only a I bunch softand perfectly round. 7;

'Whatisiclaimed is is fasteneila slide,ffguide waysforfsaidesflide;

a-hightgforming roller supported hy saidf v slide-,- and means,connected to s'aidslide to advan'ce said bight formingrolleriacrossfsaid1 table," said means-beingconstructed;tofgive.

"the bight forming irol'ler backward n ove-cl ments during' it'sadvanceacross the -tahle to 5 manipulate the bnnch;

belt extending: over, saidtable and i having roller to; which the other}end of. Tsaid-jbeltis fastened, a-s1ide',=;gi 1ide w'aysfork saids'lide,

v a bight'v forming -ro'ller; supported said slide; andmeanszeonnectedto said? slide to advanceisaid bightjforining rolleracross said table, said. :ineans being constructed to 2 give mentsduring fits dwa'nc 5 across the? table to j-manipulatethe bunch; saidmeans including thathQe roi1isg f; N of the-bunch; is performed in theearly part he Ina-bunch roll-ingineehanism, thecom -r Bination "Witharolling tableyof a fchi'anti beltextending over said" table "and;having" I one sens: ends fastened theretpfa. ;.-tjension r f rol1er--to"which" the; other. endf ofi saidibelt in abunfch rollingainechanisin,ithecorne :'bination with .a' rolling table/pf"a'gchianti one of itsends fasteiidi thereto; a I tension i a rook "lever connected toejsaidksli'de, a cam is disposed; said's cani fQtrack beingeshaped tolevri'connected to;said-rock lever-andhavingl af acain roller mofuntedfthereonj {and a. cam i V having ja camtrackiinzwhlch-lsaid-camroller r"ea nse"reverseginovernents of the night forme ing roller, dnringi-the':early portion of its advance; os -th rol ing-table; gtd m pl 2 late;th'e bun'ch before the d Iiioll hon h seme V a 1115* Y .-i Q1QZC QK b hl' mg J'I QQhQn m, [i r oinbinationwith a r011ing,tab1e'; or i "p fq a eifch tii elti x n ingibvr aid 7 f i e 6 table and. having onej ofgitsends ffastiied to said table; eatension, roller to whichthe other Q endof said belt [is fastened,y;snction1 means i V l acting through "thejperforations-- of said el toi-i t a b i uid -l y JfQr S3!hfbinderithereOnQaQslide; f, g V I :e1i-de,: 1brae e carried by'saidslide; a j big'ht formingroller arranged. V to-(aiigagethg"nnderiisideof saidibeltandfi' having one end mountedf in saidc bracket',*a guideroller onthei oth'er vjendfof said' bightc j ing mechanism connected tosaid slide to" advance said bight forming roller across said table, saidmeans being constructed to give the bight forming roller successivebackward movements during its advance across the table to manipulatethebunch;

4. In a bunch rolling mechanism, the combination With a rolling table,of a chianti belt extending over said table, a bight forming'rolleracting on said belt and means for advancing said bight formingroller toroll a filler charge into a binder on said chianti belt to form a bunch,said means including mechanism for giving to said bight forming roller aseries of backwardgmovements during its advance across the table, all ofsaid backward movements being confined to the r rolling operation on thefirst half-of the binder whereby the second piece of a two.

piece binder will not be displaced.

5. In a bunchrolling mecha'nism,the com-, bination with a rolling table,of a chianti" belt extending over said table, a bight forming rolleracting on said belt, and means operating said bight forming roller toroll filler into a binder on said 'chianti belt to form a bunch, saidmeans including mecha nism for giving to said bight forming roller aseries of backward movements during its advance across the table,witheach backward movement terminating at a point in advance of the'prevlous backward movement to progressively give maximum manipulationto the filler charge at a series of spaced positions about itsperiphery.

In testimony whereof, I have signedlmy v v name to this specification.

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